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Publications and source records attributed to C P Seibert.
The authors describe a collaborative quality assessment program between the department of anesthesia and critical care and the department of nursing. Data were collected on patient outcomes and were presented, through case reviews, at monthly quality assessment rounds. The program has been successful in stimulating important discussions between physicians and nurses about patient care.
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The use of intraperitoneal dextran at the conclusion of a gynecologic surgical procedure to prevent postoperative adhesions has increased recently. Although anaphylactic reaction to dextran administered intravenously is well documented, the authors report such a reaction after intraperitoneal administration. The delayed appearance and the continuation of the undesirable reaction until the intraperitoneal reservoir of dextran was removed by means of a culdocentesis are noteworthy. Physicians should be alerted to this potential complication.